Triglochin procerum
                        Water Ribbons

Wetland Planting Zone	Shallow Marsh
Approved Format	600cc
Family	Juncaginaceae
Form	Triglochin procerum is an emergent, perennial aquatic herb
Foliage	Thick, glossy, deep green, strap-like, floating or erect, to 4 x 350cm
Flowers	Flowers have six petal-like parts and held above the water on an erect stem to 145cm tall. Triglochin flowers from September-March
Fruit	Fruit is globular to 1.4cm wide, twisted and splitting in 3 to 6 parts
Habitat	Water ribbons are common in slow moving fresh water streams and permanent wetlands, and can tolerate extended dry periods
Distinctive Features	Strap like foliage emerging or floating in water, upright fruiting stems
Similar Species	Eel grass (Vallisneria americana) has long strap-like foliage that is almost always submerged, and spring-like submerged flower stalks
Comments	This is an excellent plant for frog and bird habitats. The tubers (roots) were an important source of carbohydrates for Aboriginal people. Young plantings of this species are palatable to grazing by waterfowl and definitely need to be guarded for the first 12 months after planting, until large enough to withstand grazing pressures.